Mummies, Pharaohs, And Tombs To Explore In Rocket Robinson From Dark Horse

by Hannah Means Shannon

Dark Horse Comics has announced an original graphic novel for kids by Sean O’Neill back to print that channels old school adventure and exploration.

Rocket Robinson and the Pharaoh’s Fortune was originally funded successfully funded as a Kickstarter in 2013 and is geared toward middle-grade readers.

Dark Horse says:

In 1933, the Egyptian capital of Cairo is a buzzing hive of treasure-hunters, thrill-seekers, and adventurers, but to 12-year-old Ronald “Rocket” Robinson, it’s just another sticker on his well-worn suitcase. The only son of an American diplomat, Rocket travels from city to city with his monkey Screech, never staying in one place long enough to call it home, but when Rocket finds a strange note written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, he stumbles into an adventure more incredible than anything he’s ever dreamt of.